The number of stars, galaxies and astronomicle occurencies Sir Patrick Moore explained, theoried and for some others encouraged the philosophy of perhaps would not be ever matched, a fair innings Sir Patrick, unjustly many star travellers will graciously be remembering the style of explanative brought among our species.

He was a truly great man. An amateur in the very best sense of the word. He inspired so many by his knowledge, his willingness to seek out that which he did not know and his pure and sincere enthusiasm for astronomy in all its myriad forms.
His politics were eccentric to say the least but that can be said of many of us!
Sir Patrick Moore cannot simply be replaced. His successors on The Sky at Night can but add to his heritage.
I saw his first programme, I saw his last.
I am deeply saddened and deeply grateful.

A very sad day. Sir Patrick was a great communicator and astronomer. I remember watching "The Sky at Night" in the late 60s.

I saw him at the European Astrofest in London a few years ago. He held an audience of about 2000 spellbound for over an hour. There was a very warm, affectionate feeling in the Hall that day as we had all been brought up watching him and loving his programmes.